Australia's Most-Trafficked Local Business Directory
Why localsearch.com.au
Australia's #1 local business directory, and growing
localsearch.com.au is now the most-trafficked local business directory in Australia. Around 815,000 users a day search it to find a local business, and that number keeps climbing.
A featured listing puts your business in front of ~815,000 users a day who are already in buying mode, they've picked a category, chosen a suburb, and are deciding who to contact. That's some of the highest-intent traffic available online, and the cheapest way to plug your business into it.
We've been doing local discovery since 1993, long before Google. Three decades on, the directory is online, ranked #1, and still one of the few platforms built specifically for Australian SMBs. It's the perfect entry point if you're not yet ready for the bigger investments of Google Ads or SEO. Start with a free listing, and upgrade to a featured tier when you're ready for more visibility.
Independent ranking · Ahrefs
Australia's #1 local business directory
More people use localsearch.com.au to find a local business than any other directory in the country, and that means more eyes on your listing every day.
From the third-ranked local directory to the most-trafficked local directory in Australia, now reaching close to one million daily searches at peak.
What's included
What a featured localsearch.com.au listing includes
Your business, featured on Australia's most-trafficked local directory, in front of locals who've already chosen the category and suburb they're searching in.
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Premium Localsearch profile with a priority category
A featured profile on localsearch.com.au, anchored to your priority business category so you appear ahead of standard listings when locals search in your space.
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Priority for quotes, enquiries, calls and emails
Your listing is set up to capture intent the moment it appears (quote requests, enquiry forms, click-to-call and click-to-email), and you sit ahead of standard listings when locals decide who to contact.
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Imagery in your profile and priority placement in list views
Photos of your work, your team and your premises load directly in your profile, and your business is lifted above standard listings in category and suburb result pages so locals see you first.
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Live performance dashboard
A live dashboard tracking impressions, profile views, calls and direction requests from your Localsearch listing, so you can see exactly what your listing is doing.
Anatomy of a listing
What a featured profile actually looks like
An exact replica of a live localsearch.com.au business profile — every element is designed to turn a category search into a phone call, message or booking.
Trust badge and pinned business update sit above the card — the first thing locals see when they land on the profile.
Brand identity front and centre. Business name, category and service suburb — exactly as it appears on localsearch.com.au.
Reviews average, live open/closed status, trading hours and years in business — every trust cue in one glance.
CONC.
Sunshine Concreting
Maroochydore QLD
Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, website — plus the two actions that turn intent into a lead: Show Number and Message.
Hero image plus a stacked thumbnail column and 'View Gallery' overlay — photos of your work, team and premises pinned in.
Fresh posts with imagery and 'Update' tags — think of it as your Google Posts equivalent, but on your own listing.
Pricing
Localsearch Listing pricing
A basic Localsearch listing is free. The tiers below are for businesses that want featured placement and priority in their category, four levels to match how visible you want to be.
All tiers include Google Business Profile setup and syndication of your details across Google Maps, Apple Maps, Bing, Waze and the major mapping networks, no extra cost.
A website is not included with a Localsearch Listing, if you also need a website, see our websites.
A one-off setup fee may apply depending on scope. Details are confirmed before contract.
All prices are monthly and exclude GST.
Client highlight
Nearly 10 years of staying visible put TJ Concreting in front of the right customer at the right moment, and turned a single Localsearch listing into a $200,000 concrete job.
TJ Concreting · Myocum, NSW
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Job won from one listing
~0 yrs
Localsearch client tenure
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Listing that delivered the deal
Live on localsearch.com.au
Locals are searching right now
Every second, someone in an Australian suburb is choosing a category and picking a business to contact. When your listing is featured, it's the one they see first.
Indicative feed based on real Localsearch query patterns.
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